Didn't NR also fire Ann Coulter for not sucking up to Islamic terrorists? I defended Lowry when al franken challended him to a fist fight and Lowry refused, but maybe he is a girlie-man after all.
My suspicion is that Boeing pressured NR into its action. See http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=17523 for Robert Spencer's comment on the issue. To say that NR was "intimidated" is damning, certainly bolsters the girlie-man image.
It's sad to see this happen.